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Callanish III

Callanish III

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The Callanish III stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag[1]) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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The stone circle consists of two concentric ellipses.[2] The outer ring measures about 13.7 by 13.1 metres.[2] It contains 13 stones, of which eight are still standing and five have fallen.[1] The inner ring is a pronounced oval measuring 10.5 by 6.6 metres.[2] Only four stones remain in the inner circle, the tallest of which measures 2.1 metres.[1] There is no sign of a central mound or cairn.[2]

It is just a few hundred metres from the Callanish II stone circle. See also Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X for other minor sites.

References

  1. [1]
    "Site Record for Lewis, Callanish, Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag, 'Tursachan' Callanish Iii; Calanais". RCAHMS. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0300114060.

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